Arts Dec 16 Music writer Robert Hilburn on the love, artistry and comeback of Johnny Cash Robert Hilburn talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about his new book, “Johnny Cash: The Life.” “Johnny Cash talked right from the heart,” says Robert Hilburn, longtime former music critic for the Los Angeles Times and author…
Nation Dec 13 Ann Patchett gets personal in her new collection of essays, ‘This is the Story of a Happy Marriage’ // Ann Patchett reflects on fiction version nonfiction and the state of books today in a conversation with chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown. "Nonfiction is easy and fiction is hard." That's according to Ann Patchett, author of "Bel Canto" and…
Arts Dec 11 ‘Detroit Art City’: The story of a town on the verge of losing more than just its van Gogh "Detroit Art City: The Detroit Institute of Arts Story," a documentary by Detroit Public Television, tells of the story of the one of America's most significant art collections and how it's fate came to rest in a legal battle…
Arts Dec 06 Carlos Santana remembers Nelson Mandela as a ‘supreme warrior’ Carlos Santana remembers Nelson Mandela during an interview with chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown at the Smithsonian Museum for African Art.
Arts Dec 04 Women of Vision: An intimate view of the world through the eyes of 11 female photographers Stephanie Sinclair photographed Nujood Ali, who stunned the world in 2008 by obtaining a divorce at age ten in Yemen, striking a blow against forced marriage. Amy Toensing is a born storyteller. The photojournalist has traveled the world…
Arts Dec 02 Author James McBride on Slavery, Humor and ‘Hee-Haw Chit Chat’ in ‘The Good Lord Bird’ // James McBride talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about interpreting the structures of slavery in his new book "The Good Lord Bird." "I had to create something that would allow people room to laugh at things they can't…
Arts Dec 02 At David Hockney’s ‘Bigger’ exhibition, what you see is what you get Spencer Michels looks on as a cameraman shoots the artworks hanging at the exhibit "David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition" at San Francisco's de Young Museum while. Photo by Cat Wise/PBS NewsHour You may get a jolt when you enter…
Arts Jun 25 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Audra McDonald More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with actress and singer Audra McDonald.
Arts Jun 03 Weekly Poem: Charles Hood Reads ‘FSA’ Charles Hood is the author of "South x South" (Ohio University Press), winner of the 2012 Hollis Summers Poetry Prize. His previous books include "Bombing Ploesti" and "Rio de Dios" (Red Hen Press). He has been the recipient of a…
Arts Nov 02 Q&A: Mary Jo Bang’s Translation of ‘Inferno’ Offers a Fresh Taste of Hell Mary Jo Bang's new translation of Dante's "Inferno is true to the moral and emotional intensity of the original, but she infuses the text with her own voice and modern allusions to Stephen Colbert and "Southpark."…